Kekertukdjuak Island

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Kekertukdjuak Island
Geography
Location Cumberland Sound
Coordinates 65°52′N65°35′W / 65.867°N 65.583°W / 65.867; -65.583
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kekertukdjuak Island formerly Kekertuk Island [1] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located where Kingnait Fiord joins the Cumberland Sound, off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. The Kikastan Islands (Akulagok Island, Kekerten Island, Tuapait Island) lie to its southwest. Beacon Island, Miliakdjuin Island, Tesseralik Island, and Ugpitimik Island are in the vicinity. [2]

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References

  1. Kekertukdjuak Island (Formerly Kekertuk Island)
  2. "Kekertukdjuak Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-06-22.